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M21 AMP-W

148k Pilotmario  8.5 years ago

(1) activates the M26 machine gun. (2) activates the land engine. (3) activates the water jets. The Paternian Army's newest armored fighting vehicle, the M21 is destined to replace the M1 Seeker as a security vehicle and supplement the M4 HMMWV as a reconnaissance vehicle. Seen here is its basic configuration. It can be fitted with a variety of wepaon mounts and turrets, and is amphibious. Retail price is P$750K for the basic version.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 9.6ft (2.9m)
  • Length 22.6ft (6.9m)
  • Height 9.4ft (2.9m)
  • Empty Weight 22,667lbs (10,281kg)
  • Loaded Weight 22,667lbs (10,281kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.594
  • Wing Loading 162.4lbs/ft2 (792.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 139.6ft2 (13.0m2)
  • Drag Points 4709

Parts

  • Number of Parts 140
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 623
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    148k Pilotmario

    The configuration should allow for a 100% resizeable hull. @TheBroadside

    8.5 years ago
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    148k Pilotmario

    @TheBroadside One tip: Use fuselage blocks instead of the standard blocks. Your build quality will improve dramatically.

    The resizeable one.

    8.5 years ago
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    148k Pilotmario

    @MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation @TheBroadside lol

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    @TheBroadside We're talking about PINK.

    8.5 years ago
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    @Pilotmario EXPOSED
    it's as if he wants our recon planes to catch one of his soldiers scratching himself on video 😂 HQ would like lmao

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    148k Pilotmario

    @MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation On the other hand, I still do not get why PINK likes to have big windows on his armored cars.

    Its as if he wants the crew inside to feel uncomfortably exposed.

    8.5 years ago
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    148k Pilotmario

    @MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation It's based on the Cadillac Gage Commando and its modernization, the M1117. Not the prettiest vehicle, but something that does the job well.

    8.5 years ago
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    @Pilotmario Colour Looks great, seriously, car looks like a deformed duck though.

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    148k Pilotmario

    Thanks!

    I'm assuming the ugly looks come from our standard mustard camouflage.

    It's a color that works well in deserts and forests. @MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation

    8.5 years ago
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    @Pilotmario CONGRATZ on 50k.

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    @Pilotmario I would like to use this and mod it as the primary I.S.F.O.S vehicle for scouting.

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    148k Pilotmario

    @PINK The US does.

    The USMC uses the LAV-25, which is similar to the Stryker and the LAV III, and does have a Bushmaster M242 25mm chain gun, the same weapon used on the AH-64 Apache and MH-60 Blackhawk DAP. I feel this weapon is more than capable of dealing with enemy reconnaissance elements.

    Given the expeditionary nature of the USMC, I believe it would be the USMC to conduct such aggressive reconnaissance.

    8.5 years ago
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    67.8k PINK

    @Pilotmario By we, I meant the US . . . not in the RP.

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    148k Pilotmario

    The Giganto model is too basic at this point for me to do anything. @TheBroadside

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    148k Pilotmario

    We do. @PINK

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    148k Pilotmario

    Thanks! @RailfanEthan

    8.5 years ago
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    67.8k PINK

    @Pilotmario Yes they would, but we don't arm vehicles to suit certain roles.

    8.5 years ago
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    Congratz on 50k points!

    8.5 years ago
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    148k Pilotmario

    The .50 caliber M2 or 40mm Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher is more than enough to put down a Toyota pickup truck.

    In addition, there are variants with 105mm M68 rifled gun, 120mm mortars, and TOW missiles. I would not question the ability for a TOW missile, a 120mm mortar, or a 105mm high-velocity anti-tank gun, in its ability to destroy a reconnaissance vehicle. Heck, I think they have a good chance against something like a T-90MS in an ambush. @PINK

    8.5 years ago
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    67.8k PINK

    A .50 cal weapon isn't able to preform as a recee's weapon . . . a recee is meant to be an armed recon vehicle . . . able to kill other vehicles.
    A HMG may not be able to kill many other recon vehicles. @Pilotmario

    8.5 years ago
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    148k Pilotmario

    @PINK The troops like it. Technical flaws are irrelevant if the troops feel that it does the job.

    Take the Browning Automatic Rifle M1918. Compared to weapons of the era, there were many technical issues that could be brought up to say it was a bad weapon compared to what was available.

    Yet, the troops liked it, and therefore can be said to have been a good weapon. I tend to place the credence of field reports than technical characteristics.

    Because according to the Germans, the 75mm L/70 on the Panther could reliably penetrate the front of a Sherman tank at 100m, assuming the tank was presented at an angle.

    Of course, we know this is not true, based on field reports.

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    67.8k PINK

    My main complaints about them, other than them being under armored, copies that forfeit many intergral features of the Piranha, is how the U.S. decides to use them.
    They decided to use a variant of the Stryker, costing upwards of 11 million dollars, as a Reece vehicle. They then made it a scout as well . . . basically a armored, all terain school bus, armed with a .50 cal MG . . . meant to preform the role of armed reconnaissance and sneaky peaky.
    It isn't armed well enough to preform a Recee role and is too large to preform scout roles.
    This same thing has been repeated with the Bradley . . . which is an even worse choice for a recon vehicle.
    -It is too slow to go out in front of other armor
    -It is massive
    -Ith has limited visibility
    -It has narrow tracks . . . and quite high ground pressure
    -It is under armored, unable to withstand heavy machine guns frontally
    -It is oddly armored, protected from 30mm auto cannons from the sides
    -The turret has no true basket, which is a gernerally bad idea.
    -The fuel and ammunition is stored directly under the passengers
    -Supposedly amphibious, but not anymore
    . . .
    I am going to stop now . . .
    @Pilotmario

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    148k Pilotmario

    @PINK And the Stryker is a variant of the LAV III, which is based off the Piranha.

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    67.8k PINK

    Umm, it is pretty bad when compared to the Mowag . . . but it still isn't the same travesty as a M2.
    Also, the U.S. millitay operates a 6x6 variant of the V-150, as a base security and VIP transport vehicle. @Pilotmario

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    148k Pilotmario

    @PINK The Stryker isn't so bad, really. Troops like it.

    8.5 years ago
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